Getting application specific shared preference object
SharedPreferences sharedPref = getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("com.example.myapp.PREFERENCE_FILE_KEY",Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
Getting activity specific shared preference object
SharedPreferences sharedPref = getActivity().getPreferences(Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
Write to Shared Preferences
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPref.edit(); //editor.putInt(getString(R.string.saved_high_score), newHighScore); editor.putInt("HIGHSCORE", newHighScore); editor.commit();
Read from Shared Preferences
//int highScore = sharedPref.getInt(getString(R.string.saved_high_score), defaultValue); int highScore = sharedPref.getInt("HIGHSCORE", defaultValue);